Valve.



J. B. BEAM.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 5, 1909.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

J. B. BEAM.

VALVE,

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to present new working surfaces, that the valve mechanism with my improvements ap- I ig. '6 the valve is of the angle type.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB B. BEAM, OF PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB B. BEAM, a citizen of the United States, residin in Punxsutawne in the county of Jo crson and State Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to blowotf valves for steam boilers and the object of my invention is to so construct the valve mechanism, that the valve-seat and valve may bereadil removed for repairs, that the valve-seat an valve may be easily reversed valve may be roperly guided, when in operation, and that the valve and valve-seat may be protected from injury due to scale or other hard substances passing from the boiler.

My improvements are embodied infthe valve mec anism shown in the accompanyin drawings, in which,

igure 1 shows a vertical section through plied. Fig. 2 is a view on an enlarged sca e of a modified form of valve-seat. Fig. 3 is a detail View in plan of the hat or bridge through which the threaded valve-system operates. Fi 4 is a perspective view of the vertically sliding yoke which connects the valve with the valve stem. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a shield ap lied to the .valve. Fig. 6 shows a vertical central section through valve n'iechaniszn embodying my improvements in a modified form. In Fig. 1 a straight valve is shown, while in Fi 7 1s a perspective view of the nut or bridge through which the threaded valve stem extends. Fi 8 shows an elevation of the nut employed or connecting the valve stem with the yoke which carries the valve. Fig. 9 Fig. 10 shows a vertical central section through an angle valve with my improvements ap lied in a slightly modified form. Fig. 11 s ows an elevation of the nut for connecting the valve stem with the yoke winch carries the valve. Fig. 12 is a view artly in elevation and partly in section 0t the yoke carry-, ing the valve. Fig. 13 shows an elevation of said yoke. Fig. 14 shows an elevation of the valve. Fig. 15 shows an elevation pf the valve-seats'hown in Fig. 1D. 9

In Fig.1 of the drawings I have @hownl improvements applied to a straight line pi ing and they may with but slight modi cation of some of the parts he applied to valves of various constructions.

The valve-casing A is provided with lateral branches a which are connected by couplings B with the piping C. One of the branches a opens into the vertical part of the valve-casing through an opening a: below the valve-seat D, while the opening :0 to the other branch a is above the valve-seat The opening at m is bridged by a vertically arranged webbing X which serves as a guide for the valve E and prevents it from moving sidewise into the opening in. The upper portion of the valve-casing is fian ed at a, and to this flanged portion is attached a cap F by means of bolts f. The valve stem G extends down through the cap which is re cessed and contains packing g held in place by a gland G of usual construction. The valve stem carries a hand wheel G at its u per end and at its lower end it is connected with a yoke H to which the valve E is attached. The valve stem is threaded at g and this threaded portion extends through a nut or bridge I, shown in plan in Fig. 3, and which comprises a central cylindrical portion 2' which is threaded to receive the threaded portion of the valve stem and laterally projecting arms a" which enter recesses a in the top of the valve-casing A, and are overlapped by the bottom of the cap F. Before the cap is placed on the valvecasing the nut or bridge I is placed in dposition and then the cap is applied an the screws are driven home to securely hold the cap in place and thus firmly secure the bridge or nut I. Packing J is preferably interposed between the bottom of the cap and the top of the flanged casing. The lower end of the valve stem is flanged at g and is adapted to engage the upper art of the yoke H, shown in erspective in *ig. 4. The upper part b of t 1e yoke is circular in cross-section and is adapted to fit'snu ly the vertical bore of the valve-casing. -It is also formed with a slot it" which is undercut at Ii, thus adapting it to receive the flange 95 of the valve stem. In connecting the yoke with the valve stem, the flanged portion of the stemis inserted into the openm s h, k and slid sidewise until the axis of t e valve stem coincides with the axis of the yoke.

In this way the yoke-and valve stem may be.

very quickly connected prdisconnected and when once connected, in the manner stated, a sufiiciently secure union is made between them for all operating purposes. Theupper part it of the yoke is connected with the lower part It" by arms it, there being a tion of the valve-casing.

prevent leakage. TIIF edges 03* of the vlalve space It between the arms, as clearly indicated in Fig. l. The lower part A is cylindrical in crosssection and tits the hereof the vertical part of the valvc casing. This yoke is for the purpose of supporting the valve E which is of novel construction. As shown it comprises a metallic spider e having arms e )rojecting in opposite directions from the huh of the spider and formed with transverse openings 0 to receive locking pins c. The arms are adapted to extend through a central openin' It in the lower portion k of the yoke. ln ig. 1 the valve is shown as held in place on the yoke by the pin 6 A metallic composition, of suitable kind, L is placed in annular undercut grooves on opposite sides of the valved spider and these rings of metallic composition are adapted to contact with the edge of the valve-seat D.

The construction shown enables me to readily reverse the valve when one of the valve facings is worn or injured and thus present a new face.

On the lower arm of the valve is arranged a shield M comprising a central cylindrical portion m and a laterally projecting flange m Which is perforated vertically, as indicated. This shield may be held in place by a pin 6 It serves to protect the metallic co n1 osition against injury by scale or other hard substances, which would otherwise injure the valve facing, but yet permits water to pass through the perforations in the flange m and keep the valve-facing clean. When the valve is lowered, in the manner indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the shield enters the valve-seat and rotects the face of the valve, in the manner ust explained.

The valveseat Dis made reversible. It comprises a. cylindriq'al central portion d and a laterally projectin flange d. This flan e is received in an annu r recess (Z in the valvecasing and suitable! packing d is used to seat lure adapted to ngage the compos ion rings in the valve a before explained. &he valve-seat is held implace by a ca e 'N ro- Vided with an annul r portion n a apt to bear a airist the flari ge d and ress it to its socfiet in the valve-casing. he yoke as a centralopening 11. through which Witter passes and it is provided with armsm.

which conver e at n where they join a 11b n a ainst w ich hears a set-screw O rried a cap 0' attached to the valve-ens ng by he ta 0. Packin 0 is interposed et-ween the cap 0' an the lower flanged por- By means of the screw 0 the valve-seat may be held tightly in place. By loosening the screws oand re moving the cap 0, the cage N may. withdrawn and the valve-seat taken out and reversed, or it may be taken out andTeplaced.

By the improvements described it will be seen that both the valve and the valve-seat may be readily reversed so as to renew their.

contacting faces, or new valves, or new seats may be readily inserted.

It will he observed that there is a flange n" in the cage around the central opening a therein which oyerlaps the adjacentedge of the valve-seat. This serves to protect the seat against injury by scale and other hard substances which would tend to cut it.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a slight modification.

he readily ground to compensate for the cut-- ting away of the edge of the valve-seat.

In Fi 6 much of the mechanism is similar to that shown in F i 1. The nut or bridge I is, however, in t is instance, made In this case the valve-seat and cage are combined, that is to say, the valve-Beat to hear at 2' against the tapered bore of the cap F and the lower end of the valve stem is connected with the oke H by means of a scrcw-cap H. The shield M is'not shown in this figure of the drawings, but it can be readily applied. The yoke H is similar to that shown in Fig. 1 except that the upper ortion h is suitably shaped to receive the anged end of the valve Stern and the nut H. This is clearly indicated in Fig. 6, andalso in Figs. 8 and 9. The valve-seat D is similar to that shown in Fi l.- The flange of the valve-seat is suitab y packed, asindicated, and the seat is held in p ace by 'a 1iollower Q, the upper flanged portion 9 of w ich bears against the packing g and presses the valve-seat into its socket. In this instance my improvements are shown applied to an angle valve. The follower Q is provided with an annular flange by which is connected with a coupling met as of bolts r. .Packin R is interposed betiiveen the flange q an the couplfu? R. The-bolts r pass through the lower g'ed portion r of the valve-casing A. a By means of these devices the valve-seat may be very securely forced home and held in place, but by removing the b0 ts, the follower Q may be withdrawn and t valve-seat also-with.- drawn and reversed or repaired, or a new valve-seat me be inserted. The follower Q, is formed wit an annular recess q. This is sitely projecti weeni ,..&oi"t'he hard su stances that might possibly find their way in between the follower and the walls of the v lve zcasing. This would tend tomake the ollower adhere to the casing and impedginits ready withdrawal, but i scale does d its way past the packing it willlie eagght in the recess g and t e withdrawal 0 the follower will not be im- 10 peded. In other respects the valve mechanism is similar to that shown in Fig. 1..-

ln'Fig. 10 I hai e shb livn another way of applyin my improvements to an angle va ve. he valve stempasses throu h a cap F and through abridge or nut I w ich are in every way similar'to those. shown in Fig.

6, and the valve stemis connected to a yoke H in the same manner as that shown in Fig. 6. The form of the yoke is slightly changed. The upper portion h is connected to the lower, portion k. by arms. h and the lower portion is formed /Witl'l a recess h shaped to receive the vain s which latter consists of a central portion 8 beveled at s and prov'ded with "01) ositely projecting ar je w ich are threa ed as' 'shown. The lower portioniw. of the yokhas a central '0 'ening a apte inserted through the opening the valve is held inplace by a nut s. A shield M,' siinilar to that shown in Fig. 1 is applied tothe lower arm of the valve. This may be held in place by a nut M. The valve' seat D is formed with'abeveled edge e adapt ,to receive thebeveled valve, and the. va e-oasing is formed with an, annular recessT around the valve-seat, the edge of which projects above the lowered e of the recess 40 '1. The valveseafifslforme with an annular g betweeiiiwhich. and the flan e in. of? casi'n interposed-packing An annular 118.1 to that shown in Fi .6, is 'Q or a similar ,p ose and if the follower w ich y I ht. are similar to those r penseraaae arucmd thatthey'may. ma -a bi a nd taken 11 sec 81 *ned renewing may se d e ther by reversing the .tfifififljh'ot' bqth, by re lacing ane Paris dily r'e flas y regrin In ntl iliParts;aiaiiided renewing. g clean; as my; invention 1, fljhemonibmati I" of a valve casing hav- .ing recesses jin its up lper end, a brid e having a central tl rea ed portion an 0 pc- "arms arranged in'sai re- Q9 cesses of the va ve casing, a cap detachably *dco'nnected with the valve casing and serving ga clamg the arms in said recesses, ayoke etacha 1 connected with the spindle, and a reversib e valve detachably connected with yok t.

purpose of catching scale or other It through which the arms .9? are. to pass. VVhen 'one of the armsis engages the fo flan e ofthe valve seat toward the shoulder 2. The combination of a vulve'casing, a

. yoke-havin an upper portion to which the valve spind e' is connected, a lower portion and arms connecting the lower portion with the upper portion, a valve havin upper and lower arms adapted to extend into the yoke between the arms, and means between the arms of the yoke for detachably connecting the valve to the yoke.

3. The combination of a valve-casing, a valve spindle, a bridge or nut rigidly connected with the casing through which the spindle extends, a yoke having a slotted 11g er portion which rovides a laterally sli mg connection wit the valve spindle, and a reversible valve detachably connected with the yoke.

4. The combination of a valve casing, an annular valve seat, a valve, and a shield having perforations between its periphery and its central portion adapted to enter the an- :nular valve seat.-

5. The combination of an annular valve seat' a valve havin a facing adapted to rest on seat, and a s ield carried by the valve having perforations between its periphery and its central portion.

, 6..Therombifia'tion of a valve casing having a shouldered recess in its lower portion, an annular valve seat. havin a laterally projectin flange entering said recess beow the s oulder a follower connected with the valve seat and serving to press the flange thereof against said shoulder, a flange on the lower ortion of the valve casing surrounding t e recess therein, a flange on the follower, a coupling for connecting the fol- 'lower with a pipe, and bolts detachably connecting'the coupling, flanged follower and the flange on the valve casing. 7. The combination of a valve casing havinggm .anfialar shoulder in its lower portlon, an annular valve seat having a laterallty rejecting flange below said shoulder, a 01 ower engaging said flanige, a on separable fromthf ollower and etachab y con:

.nected, with the valve casing, and an adjusting screw, the threaded portion of which is arranged wholly within the cap and which lower to force it with the of t e valve casing.

8. The. combination of a valve casing having an annular shoulder in its lower portion,

an annular valve seat having duplicate ed 'es adapted to engage with the valve, and a fbllower having an inwardly projecting flan e for shieldin or protecting the edge of t e valve seat w on in reserve or not in operative relation with the valve. i

9. The combination of a valve casing having an annular shoulder in its lower portion, a valve seat having an annular flange below said shoulder, a cap detachably con nected with the lower portion of the valve the yoke, a shield for the valve detechably connected therewith, a valve-seat, a follower therefor rovided with an annular recess to 15 catch see e, and means for securing the follower to the velve-casin In testimony whereo subscribed my name.

casing an adjusting screw, me threaded ortion of which is entirely below the inner ace of the cap, and connections separable from the cap between the inner end of the screw and the valve seat whereby said valve seat may be pressed toward the shoulder of the valve casing.

10. The combination of e valve-casing, a valve spindle, a brid e through which A sfiindle extends, a yoie, means for detacha ly connecting the spindle with the yoke, a reversible valve detachably connected'with I have hereunto A JACOB B. BEAM. Witnesses: t

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